FNUS75 KSLC 161445
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR AMOS CANYON WFM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
845 AM MDT SUN AUG 16 2009

.DISCUSSION...AN UNSEASONABLY COOL AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY. A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE
PASSING TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO RE-ENFORCE
THE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH ANOTHER WEAK SYSTEM EXPECTED MONDAY. ASIDE
FROM AN INCREASE IN NORTHWEST WINDS LITTLE IF ANY IMPACT IS
EXPECTED WITH THESE SYSTEMS AT THE BURN SITE. OTHERWISE A
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE
FIRST HALF OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SLOW
WARMING TREND WITH OTHERWISE DRY CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL
BECOME INCREASINGLY DOMINATED BY SLOPE FLOWS TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME
ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE
WEEK AS TEMPERATURES RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST/UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                      8-14 MPH AFTER 1300.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 50.
  MAX HUMIDITY........44-47 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST/DOWNSLOPE 3-8 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST/UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                      7-12 MPH AFTER 1300.



FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...MATT
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090816.AMOSC.01/SLC

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